Lebanese Tabbouleh Recipes

LEBANESE TABBOULEH SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil and lemon juice until well combined. Then add the bulgur to the dressing and let it soak until it is soft and plumped, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare the vegetables by washing, drying thoroughly and finely chopping them. When preparing the tomatoes, it helps to use a colander to drain the excess juice, which you can use in another recipe at a later time.
• Place the chopped vegetables in a large bowl. Add the optional mint. Season with salt and pepper. Then pour the bulgur and dressing mixture over. Gently toss to combine.
• Serve at room temperature or cold, with lettuce if desired.

LEBANESE-STYLE TABOULI

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat. Remove from the heat, stir in the bulgur, cover, and let stand 20 minutes.
• Scrape the bulgur into a mixing bowl, and stir in the salt, cinnamon, lemon juice, olive oil, tomatoes, onions, parsley, and mint. Stir, then refrigerate uncovered 1 hour until cold.

AUTHENTIC TABBOULEH

Steps:

• Wash and rinse bulgur until runoff water becomes clear. Place prepared bulgur in a large bowl. Add tomatoes to bowl; stir to combine. Allow mixture to sit until bulgur absorbs tomato juice and expands, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Add onion, parsley, mint, and green onions to bowl. Stir to combine.
• Mix together tomato paste, vegetable oil, and lemon juice in a bowl, stirring until thoroughly combined. Add dressing to salad; mix to coat. Season with salt, ground black pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste.

LEBANESE TABBOULEH

Steps:

• Place the bulgur in a bowl, and cover with water by 1/2 inch. Soak for 20 minutes, until slightly softened. Drain through a cheesecloth-lined strainer, and press the bulgur against the strainer to squeeze out excess water. Transfer to a large bowl, and toss with the garlic, lemon juice, parsley, mint, tomatoes, scallions and salt. Leave at room temperature or in the refrigerator for two to three hours, so that the bulgur can continue to absorb liquid and swell.
• Add the olive oil, toss together, taste and adjust seasonings. Serve with lettuce leaves.

LEBANESE TABBOULEH

Steps:

• Stir together bulgur and 1 tablespoon oil in a heatproof bowl. Pour boiling water over, then cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap and let stand 15 minutes. Drain in a sieve, pressing on bulgur to remove any excess liquid.
• Transfer bulgur to a bowl and toss with remaining ingredients, including 2 tablespoons oil, until combined well.
• These long, narrow cucumbers are often marketed as "European" and are usually sold in plastic wrap to protect their thin, delicate, unwaxed skin.

LEBANESE TABBOULEH

Steps:

• Rinse the bulgur wheat. Soak it in cold water for 10 minutes. Drain the excess water by using your hands to squeeze the water out. Set aside.
• Put the parsley, tomatoes, green onions, mint and bulgur wheat into a large bowl and gently mix.
• Mix the lemon juice and olive oil in small bowl and pour over the vegetable mixture in the large mixing bowl and mix well. Stir, taste, and adjust seasoning (add salt and pepper to taste).
• Cover and refrigerate or serve immediately.

LEBANESE TABBOULEH

Steps:

• Wash the tomatoes, parsley and mint.
• Hold the bunch of parsley tightly between one hand and finely chop with a sharp knife.
• Slice the tomato into several rings, then finely chop each one.
• Chop the mint and onion finely. Add everything to a large bowl.
• Sprinkle on the seven spice, sumac and salt.
• Soak the bulghur wheat for five minutes before serving.
• Add a generous drizzling of extra virgin olive oil.
• Squeeze the lemon and add to the bowl, taste everything and balance the dressing with extra salt/lemon if required.
• Add the bulghur wheat and mix thoroughly.
• Serve with optional lettuce leaves.

TABBOULEH WITH POMEGRANATE

Steps:

• Mix the bulgur, tomato, lemon juice and a little seasoning. Set aside until the bulgur has softened, 5-10 minutes. Meanwhile, chop the herbs.
• Mix the herbs, onion, pomegranate and bulgur and tomato mixture. Add pomegranate molasses and extra virgin olive oil and mix again. Season.
• Serve immediately using small lettuce leaves as bowls, or serve in a bowl with lettuce leaves on the side.

TABBOULEH (LEBANESE PARSLEY AND LEMON SALAD)

Steps:

• Wash the bulgur wheat in a colander. In a medium bowl, soak the bulgur in very hot water for 15 minutes. Drain very well in a colander and then squeeze the bulgur wheat by hand to get rid of any excess water. Put aside.
• Chop the parsley very fine. Put in a bowl.
• Chop the mint very fine and put it in the bowl mixing it with the parsley to prevent the chopped mint from turning to black.
• Chop the tomatoes into small cubes and pour them with their juice on the parsley-mint mix.
• Mince the onion very fine. Season with pepper and salt. Leave it for 30 seconds then squeeze the chopped onion by hand to get rid of its water. Put over the tomato mixture.
• Add the bulgur and season with salt.
• Now add the lemon juice and olive oil and mix.
• Usually, tabbouleh is tasted before being served to see whether it needs more salt or lemon based on personal preferences.
• For best results, cover the tabbouleh and refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving. Transfer to a serving platter.